I was pretty excited to see how things were going for everyone after the way things played out in the previous book. While that book centered around Ryder and Drake, this focuses on Niko and Corey. You really need to read that first book to understand where each of these guys came from, how they came to be together, and what they mean to each other. Corey was one of the “escorts” held captive under Ryder’s rule with Niko being one of Ryder’s enforcers. But Niko and Corey had feelings pretty early on, and their relationship grew despite their environment and circumstances. Now, they are sort of in hiding hoping to keep off the authorities’ radar for reasons that are obvious if you know the back story.

Unfortunately, it seems someone has tracked them down and has been sending messages to Niko threatening Corey. Niko will do anything to keep Corey safe, and it is in one of his absences while he is following a lead that Corey meets Grant.

Grant is an officer on the same force as Drake and was one of Drake’s best friends. He always stood up for Drake and had his back, so when Drake up and disappeared after the raid that helped save him, Grant had to find out if he was ok, not believing he willingly walked off into the sunset with Ryder. His search for Drake led him to Corey (and Niko), so he uses the opportunity to get close enough to learn about Drake. However, he doesn’t count on actually falling for Corey, or his big boyfriend for that matter.

What I loved about this match up was that we had three guys who all had similar concerns but each one was coming from a different direction. Grant was obviously going to feel like the odd man out since Niko and Corey were in an established relationship, but that was addressed, just as Corey needing to feel like an equal partner with Niko (again, this is more important based on their past). They took their time while the attraction grew until it spontaneously combusted. I also loved seeing Corey and Niko making a life for themselves, and it was great to see Ryder and Drake doing the same.

We are introduced to some new characters as well. Niko’s friend, Clay, seems to have met his match with the sassy computer geek, Sam, who seems like the perfect person to put Clay in his place. I can’t wait to read more about these two, and am definitely looking forward to the next installment of this series.